Why French Women Don’t Get Fat
Real, live French women on why French women don’t get fat. (via The Food Section)
March 2007 archives - Page 2 of 2
Chocolate Tasting
The problem around here is that I buy chocolate in 5 kilo, about 11#, boxes and every afternoon, and sometimes (ok…make that ‘often’…) first thing in the morning, I dig my hand deep in the box and pull out a few pistols every time I walk by. People have the impression that I eat chocolate all the time, every day. And although I usually deny…
5 Things You Don’t Know About Me
1. I love when people on roller-blades fall. 2. I don’t care all that much who wins in 2008, or what party they’re from. I just want everyone to like and respect us again. 3. Once a woman came into a restaurant where I worked and had dinner all by herself. At the end of her meal, she asked the waiter to put a birthday…
Think Links
With friends like this… Just $15.95 ? Dorie Greenspan reveals her secret addresses in Paris… …and Linda Dannenberg uncovers the best boulangeries à Paris aussi. I hate voice mail mazes. Get an earful (ayor) Three more weeks… …but the wait’s over for this one! (Congratulations Heidi…) Food blogging do’s and don’ts from the experts. Is this the coolest Flickr page—or what. C’est possible to go…
15%
Rarely do things get marked down in Paris, except twice a year when stores have les soldes during dates specified by the govenment. But they do sometimes reduce the price of something by offering a promotion. The difference is that during a sale, they mark something down. A promotion is different: it’s when they reduce the price of something. Got it? Commonly, I find, that…
Don’t Try This At Home
Day #2: Just in case you live in a top-floor Parisian apartment with feeble water pressure, if you’re testing recipes involving baked meringues, I don’t recommend disposing of them here. I hope by tomorrow they’ll finally be gone. UPDATE: March 8 (the next day)—they’re still not gone!
Taillevent, Illy, Chez Dumonet, and O Chateau Wine Tasting
Taillevant & Le Cave Taillevent Last month I had a fabulous lunch at Taillevent, the recently-demoted three-star restaurant, courtesy of some good friends from the states. But if our lunch was any indication, I don’t know who’s plucking the stars. And at 70€ it’s the deal of the decade: Three courses and lots of little extras. Plus they were very pleased to substitute any of…
Should You Go To Culinary School?
If you’re thinking about becoming a professional cook, whether or not to go to school may be the ultimate question for you to ponder. There are some very good culinary schools, but in general, I think it’s worth getting some experience either in a restaurant kitchen or bakery before you decide to invest a lot of money in education. Perhaps the work is far more…
